Over the past few years, Samsung has let its dedicated fitness trackers take a backseat to the more popular smart…
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The global smartwatch market has seen significant year on year growth from Q2 2020 to Q2 of 2021, according to a…
The wearable technology market is booming, with half a billion wearables sold globally in 2020. Apps on these devices, or the devices…
There are so many different equations claiming to predict marathon performance. But these are not always very accurate because predicting marathon performance is difficult. However, in our new study, we showed that analysing the abundance of data produced during training and racing by wearable fitness trackers may be helpful. We found it’s possible to calculate a critical speed value that we can use to predict a runner’s marathon time with a good degree of accuracy.
The lifestyle programme group also received behavioural support, such as individualised exercise training schedules, an activity tracker for monitoring progress and revising goals, regular chats with a sports scientist via an app, and monthly face-to-face meetings with the research team.